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听 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "to listen": 

Sentence:

你喜欢听歌吗? 

English:

Do you like listening to music (songs)?

Top-Down Words:

喜欢 xǐhuān - to like
歌 gē - song


*Sentence:

中国有一句话,不知道你听没听说过。

English:

There's a saying in China. I don't know if you've heard of it.

Top-Down Words:

知道 zhīdào - to know


Sentence:

儿子,你得听妈妈的话。

English:

Son, you have to listen to what your mother says. 

Top-Down Words:



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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Christopher Thompson

I think I read somewhere the combination 不听话. My sense was that it meant disobedient (as in, "doesn't listen to what I say") so...
我的儿子很不听话
...would mean...
My son is (very) disobedient.
Right?

Mandarin Blueprint

Correct! It generally just means "well-behaved"

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGOkHhpBYxQ&t=2192s

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